Students need CarolinaCard, wristband for ride to stadium
With the first football game mere hours away, USC students are readying themselves for the upcoming season. But there are always last-minute questions that plague Gamecock fans just before kickoff.
What should I wear? Where should we tailgate? And probably most annoyingly, where should we park?
An answer to the cries of many, the university will again provide a game day shuttle for each home game, accessible to students traveling from campus to Williams-Brice Stadium.
“We encourage people to use them, especially if you’re up on campus or you don’t have parking around,” Athletics spokesman Steve Fink said. “It’s a lot more convenient.”
In the past, students were required to present a valid CarolinaCard to gain access to the shuttles. This season, passengers who present their CarolinaCard will be issued a wristband upon entering so that shuttle drivers can identify who is a student and who is not.
The shuttles will begin running three hours before kickoff — at 3 p.m. Thursday — and will run for at least an hour after the game ends.
Patrons and non-USC students can use the game day shuttle by purchasing round-trip tickets for $3.50.
Prior to kickoff, passengers can pick up the shuttle at the Russell House or Colonial Life Arena and be dropped off on Rosewood Drive, east of the Main Gate to the State Fairgrounds. Following the game, passengers can take the same loop back.